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The farm fires in Punjab and Haryana hog all the limelight as they have a direct bearing on the air quality not just in Delhi-NCR but almost in entire north-west India.But are there no farm fires in other states? There are. But because the ...

ENVIRONMENT COURT WILL CUT DOWN DELAYS - DR. REDDY 14/07/2021 “It is essential to set up an environment court to cut down delays which are hindering the implementation of environmental laws in Fiji. The prosecution launched in the ordinary Criminal Courts never reach a timely or groundbreaking conclusion either because of the workload in these Courts, lack of specialised judges, or because there is no proper appreciation of the significance of the environmental matters on the part of those in...

In a recent administrative appeal decision, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) Head Office reversed the wreck removal order issued by the NCA Emergency Response Centre in respect of the cargo ship Fisktrans which sank in northern Norway in 2017. The decision confirms that the pollution authorities will consider the proportionality of the measures ordered when exercising their administrative discretion. Facts On 25 January 2017 Fisktrans experienced steering problems, was grounded and la...

Comments Are the National Democratic Alliance government and the farmers unions nearing an agreement on the three farm laws? It may be too soon to say this, but there are some signs of a thaw that were evident in the meeting that took place between Union ministers and farmers representatives. This piece will look at what happened in the run-up to the meeting and the meeting itself and also examine whether an agreement is possible or not when the next meeting is held on 4 January. A Cordial Meet...

Force at the air force base the last several weeks. this is coming together to allow us to be able to employ these vessel of opportunities. it would have been much better off had we had the structure set up when they first started enrolling but weve never encountered a spill like this that required us to adapt to it. >> first of all, admiral, if i could ask, its mika here. how has it been working with bp? >> well, you know, im a fermer federal on-scene coordinator in my prior coast guard experie...

Red tape is getting in the way. reportedly more than 2,000 skimmers are available in the continental u.s. only about 500 are in the gulf. the 1990 pollution act, which requires skimmers to be prepositioned around the country. early on, coast guard commander admiral thad allen said he was concerned about leaving other areas of america vulnerable. bp is accused of not getting all the skimmers they can. shell oil has a vessel theyve offered up that they have turned down. foreign companies are offer...

Tonight the skimming boats are in port, waves too big for them to operate even though the boats are idle, the controversy surrounding them is only growing tonight. many in the gulf wondering why are there arent more skimmer boats involved, why red tape is getting in the way. reportedly more than 2,000 skimmers are available in the continental u.s. only about 500 are in the gulf. part of the problem is the 1990 pollution act, which requires skimmers to be prepositioned in certain parts around the...

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